Holy Cross and Old Forge are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Holy Cross Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Old Forge Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Holy Cross is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Holy Cross came up short against Holy Redeemer and fell 11-7.
Holy Cross saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nic Borgia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Old Forge scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Western Wayne onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Old Forge.
The team relied heavily on Luke Olivieri, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jake Iacavazzi, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Old Forge, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Holy Cross suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Old Forge in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Old Forge's Joseph Granko, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Holy Cross knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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